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Areal Flood Warning 35, NWS Charleston, WV

November 22, 20114 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this areal flood warning at Nov 22, 2011, 1:06 PM EST for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 22, 2011, 1:06 PM EST (18:06 UTC)
Expired
Nov 22, 2011, 4:00 PM EST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Roane County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Nov 22, 11:21 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 11:21 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 22, 8:51 AM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
851 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ007>011-013>020-026>032-037>040-046-
047-231400-
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-MASON-JACKSON-WOOD-
PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-
DODDRIDGE-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-NICHOLAS-
WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
851 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND MUCH OF
WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

DURING TODAY AND TONIGHT...NUMEROUS ROUNDS OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SOME
THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR. THIS HAS RAISEDFLOOD CONCERNS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

IN THE WAKE OF THE HEAVIER RAIN...THE RIVERS WILL STILL BE RISING
ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033>036-231400-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
851 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

DURING TODAY AND TONIGHT...NUMEROUS ROUNDS OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SOME
THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR. THIS MAY RAISE FLOOD CONCERNS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-086-087-WVZ005-006-231400-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-
851 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

DURING TODAY AND TONIGHT...NUMEROUS ROUNDS OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SOME
THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR. THIS MAY RAISE FLOOD CONCERNS.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

IN THE WAKE OF THE HEAVIER RAIN...THE RIVERS WILL STILL BE RISING
ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 22, 8:34 AM EST, 4 hours 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Nov 22, 11:06 AM EST, 2 hours before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 22, 3:33 AM ESTFlash Flood WatchRLXBarbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 18 more27 hr
Nov 22, 10:52 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Roane, Wirt3 hr
Nov 22, 1:35 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Gilmer, Lewis3 hr
Nov 22, 1:47 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Roane, Wirt118 min
Nov 22, 4:04 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Roane, Wirt15 hr
Nov 22, 4:22 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane3 hr
Nov 22, 4:36 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Gilmer, Lewis4 hr
Nov 22, 5:50 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXWirt13 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2011Every areal flood warning in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.